Having peaked with his debut, Napoleon Dynamite , Jared Hess has settled into being a family-friendly John Waters — which is redundant, since Waters is already rated PG-13. Jared Hess's latest geek fantasy By PETER KEOUGH | November 06, 2009

The New Zealand “folk-comedy” duo Flight of the Conchords transcended folk and comedy on their debut LP, a soundtrack to the absurdist HBO show of the same name, with genre parodies that were great songs in their own right. Sub Pop (2009) By ZETH LUNDY | October 16, 2009

With all due respect to David Bowie's lyrics — and certainly to all the men and women in the military at all levels — the concept of "hero" as it pertains to the media's use of the term has sadly become overblown. Superlative sobriquet overused as blanket term for all military members By PHILLIPPE AND JORGE | February 11, 2009